All JR Group Railways-Shinkansen"bullet trains"
(except any reserved or non-reserved seat on
“NOZOMI”and”MIZUHO”trains) limited express trains, express trains, and rapid or local trains. (With some exceptions) *JAPAN RAIL PASS holders can also
use the Tokyo monorail.
*Aoimori Railway services between Aomori and Hachinohe
(but only for direct travel between these two stations on
local or rapid services. Travel is not covered if you
disembark at any other station on the Aoimori Railway line
excluding Aomori, Noheji, and Hachinohe.)

Only the JR Miyajima ferry is covered. The JR Hakata-Pusan (Korea) ferry is not covered.

Important
notes:
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid for any seats, reserved
or non-reserved, on “NOZOMI” and “MIZUHO” trains on the
Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines. (The pass
holders must take “HIKARI,” “SAKURA,” “KODAMA,” or
“TSUBAME” trains.) If you use a “NOZOMI” or “MIZUHO”
train, you must pay the basic fare and the limited express
charge, and for a Green Car the Green Car surcharge. In
addition, if you use the GranClass car of the Tohoku
Shinkansen and Nagano Shinkansen, you must pay the limited
express charge and the GranClass car surcharge.
Note also that passengers using JR trains on non-JR lines
must pay additional fares and charges for sections
traveled on such lines.

Some JR trains use the lines
of private railways for direct services.

Table 1

When the JAPAN RAIL PASS is used on JR trains that run
through non-JR lines, fares and charges for the sections
travelled on such lines must be paid to the private
railway company concerned. Please pay these on the train
or at a station on the said company’s line.

*For the section of the Aoimori Railway Line between
Aomori and Hachinohe, the JAPAN RAIL PASS can be used in
the following limited cases: the case where the
passenger transits through the section between Aomori
Station to Hachinohe Station without getting off the
train anywhere in that section and the case where the
passenger changes to the Ominato Line at Noheji Station.
(However, passengers using a train with sleeper cars
must pay the Aoimori Railway Line fares and charges.)

2. Train accommodations

Most JR trains have Ordinary Cars (coach
class) while many long-distance trains also offer Green
Cars (superior class). With a Green-type JAPAN RAIL PASS
you can use either class, while with an Ordinary-type
JAPAN RAIL PASS you can use only Ordinary Cars without
paying an additional charge. Refer to the table2 below
for details.

The cars with can
be used with JAPAN RAIL PASS.

Use of the cars with requires
paying additional charges.

There are no Green Cars on most HIKARI
and KODAMA trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen line (Shin-Osaka
·Hakata), or on TSUBAME trains on the Kyushu Shinkansen
line(Shin-Yatsushiro – Kagoshima- chūō )

Trains

Accomodations

Green

Ordinary

“NOZOMI” and “MIZUHO” trains on the
Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen*1

Green Car

Ordinary Car

“HIKARI,” “SAKURA,”
“KODAMA” and “TSUBAME” trains on the Tokaido, Sanyo and
Kyushu Shinkansen and any trains on the Tohoku, Yamagata,
Akita, Joetsu and Nagano Shinkansen.

GranClass *4

Green Car

*2

Ordinary Car

Ordinary private Compartment

Limited express and ordinary express

Green Car

*3

Ordinary Car

Green private Compartment

Ordinary private Compartment

Sleeping Car

Local and rapid trains

Green Car

Ordinary Car

Table 2

Remarks:

*1

The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid
for any seats, reserved (incl. Green Car) or
non-reserved, on ”NOZOMI” and “MIZUHO” trains.

*2

There are no Green Cars on most
“HIKARI” and “KODAMA” trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen
line (Shin-Osaka―Hakata), or on some “SAKURA” and
“TSUBAME” Series 800 trains on the Kyushu Shinkansen
line.

*3

If you use a “DX Green” (operated by JR Kyushu),
you must pay the limited express charge in addition
to the DX Green charge.

*4

If you use the GranClass car, only the basic fare
is covered with your JAPAN RAIL PASS for both Green
Car and Ordinary Cars and you must
pay the limited express charge and the GranClass car
surcharge additionally.

Private Compartments are available
on some “HIKARI” trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen
line.

Green Private Compartments are on certain limited express trains, such as “Super-view Odoriko.”

Use of “Home Liner” and other “liner” trains requires an additional charge.

3. Validity period

The validity period of a JAPAN RAIL PASS
is the consecutive 7, 14, or 21 days beginning on the
date the PASS is first used.

Within three months from the date the
Exchange Order was issued, you must turn in your Exchange
Order to obtain your JAPAN RAIL PASS (for example, an
Exchange Order issued on September 15 would have to be turned
in by December 14). At that time, you have to specify the date
that you want to start using the PASS. It can be any date
within one month from the date the PASS is received.

Once the PASS has a starting date written
on it, the date cannot be changed.